I’ve lived in Sydney for a generous 9 days now. I can’t say that Sydney is not a beautiful city because it truly is. It is also a bit expensive but I guess high quality of living comes at a high price. However, I have to admit that for the last few days, the weather [...]
William Shatner could sell anything but it was easy to sell the Commodore Vic-20 since “unlike games it had a real keyboard.” The wonder computer of the 80s was the Vic-20; captain Kirk told me so.
I truly enjoyed this TED talk on Mathemagics. From the description,
In a lively show, “mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares in his head, performs a massive mental calculation, and guesses a few birth days. How does he do it? He’ll be happy to tell you.
The issue discussed in a New Scientist article about a group of physicists who can’t publish their journal papers because they want to retain the right to also publish derivatives of their work on Wikipedia or other online forums is one faced by many scientists in all disciplines today. It reminds of how the [...]
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant goal from a free kick against Portsmouth. I don’t think the goalkeeper ever saw the ball on its way to the back of his net.
Cristiano Free Kick vs PORSMOUTH ! 30/01/08by boss-foot
Israeli startup Modu unveiled information today about their new modular cell phone that is smaller than an iPod Nano. Neat! Check it out in the video below.
